We are a leader in protecting the health and safety of our employees and neighbours, and our operations continually exceed the standards set by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). Meeting or exceeding the CNSC requirements, we do our part to protect the health, safety, environment and security of Canadians. And, through our Public Information Program (PIP), we are committed to open public communications.
Public Information Program (PIP)
Public Disclosure Protocol
Our Public Information Program (PIP) is designed to ensure that information related to the health, safety and security of persons and the environment – and other issues associated with the lifecycle of our nuclear facility – are effectively communicated to those of you who live in our community.The PIP relates to CNSC-licensed activities of our Ottawa facility and includes a commitment to and a protocol for ongoing, timely communications.
Public Disclosure 2019
On-site Familiarization Visits for Local Emergency Response Personnel
Members of the local emergency response teams (such as paramedics) will be visiting Nordion to become familiar with our site. This is part of their normal and routine community service. The visit is also associated with the CNSC regulatory requirements. These visits allow the Ottawa emergency response teams to better respond if the need to do so ever presents itself and is not in response to any specific incident or threat to Nordion.
Groups of emergency response teams will be on site Monday April 1st, there will likely be emergency vehicles on site during this visit.
On-site Familiarization Visits for Local Law Enforcement
Members of the Ottawa and RCMP police services will be visiting Nordion to become familiar with our site. This is part of their normal and routine community service. The visit is also associated with the CNSC regulatory requirements. These visits allow the Ottawa police to better respond if the need to do so ever presents itself and is not in response to any specific incident or threat to Nordion.
Groups of police will be on site Monday, March 25th, Tuesday, March 26th and Monday April 1st. There will likely be emergency vehicles on site during these visits.